Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
July 5, 2012

The Pickseed Companies Group is pleased to announce that Frank Archibald and Michele Darling have been appointed to its Board of Directors

Frank Archibald, BAH, LLB

Frank Archibald is a partner with McMillan LLP, a national business law firm. Mr. Archibald’s practice is focused on advising clients on business law matters and in particular on private company acquisitions and financings, joint ventures and specialized shareholder and business structures.
Frank also provides general counsel advice to Canadian businesses and international corporations with Canadian operations. Mr. Archibald recently produced the Canadian chapter for the International Contract Manual published by West and collaborated with eight other professionals to write “Who Will Take Over the Business?: Succession Planning for the Canadian Business Family” published by Wiley.
Frank’s experience includes two years of practice in Hong Kong between 1988 and 1990. Mr. Archibald is recognized as a leading lawyer in the 2012 Canadian Legal expert Directory.
Mr. Archibald holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Queen’s University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University.

Michele Darling, BAH, M. Ed.

Michele Darling has over thirty years of global business experience with particular expertise in Human Resources Management and Corporate Governance. She is the President of Michele Darling and Associates Inc. and provides human resources and strategic planning consulting services to Canadian and American businesses. Prior to establishing her consulting practice, Ms. Darling was Executive Vice President, Corporate Governance with Prudential Financial Inc. from 1996-2002. She played a very significant role in
the transformation of Prudential Financial from a mutual company into a public company, and was honored as Human Resources Executive of the Year in 2000.
From 1991-1996, she was the Executive Vice President Human Resources at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, having joined the bank in corporate banking. Ms. Darling is currently a member of the Board of Advisors for Hewitt Equipment Limited, the Denihan Hospitality Group (New York) and Osisko Mining Corporation. She is the Chair of The Credit Hospital Foundation and is the Founder and Chair of The Halo Foundation. She is the Benefactor of The Darling Home For Kids and is a Governor of The Shaw Festival
Theatre.
Ms. Darling holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Sydney (Australia) and obtained her Master’s degree in Education from the University of Toronto. She is a Certified Human Resources Professional.

In addition to Frank and Michele, the Board includes Tom Pick (Chairman), Martin Pick (Vice Chairman) and Robert Clark (President and CEO).

The Pickseed Companies Group is a leader in the development, production and distribution of turfgrass, forage crop and hybrid corn seeds. Since its beginning in 1947, the Group has built a trusted and proven reputation for quality, agronomic advice and a commitment to research and technology. Pickseed currently has locations across Canada and Oregon and operates under the Pickseed, Mapleseed, Seed Research of Oregon and TurfOne brand names.

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Published: July 5, 2012